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Welcome to Drums ...

Drums is located in Luzerne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drums, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Drums is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Drums lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Drums: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Drums ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Drums.

  • Wilkes-Barre
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hazleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kingston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Nanticoke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Berwick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Tamaqua
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
    • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <4>
  • Plymouth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Lehighton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Swoyersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Shenandoah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Drums. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drums.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Drums. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drums.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Drums. See our Newspapers Page for Drums.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drums ...

Looking for more information about Drums? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Drums, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Drums.

Adding Drums to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drums in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Drums was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Drums on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drums.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Luzerne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drums - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Drums area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Drums area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.